Combined refrigerator and water-cooler



(No Model.)

0. P. SLIPER.

COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND WATER COOLER.

Patented July .19, 1887.

WITNESSES:

ATTO R N EY.

N FETiRs. Phalo-Lmvagnulwr, Wmin ton. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

CHARLES E. SLIFER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND WATER=COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,694, dated July 19,1887.

Application tiled September G, 1886. Serial No. 219,831. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GIL-rRLEs E. SLIFER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Pl'liladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Combined Refrigerator and \Vater-Oooler, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a combined refrigerator and water-cooler embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section thereof Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal vertical section of the support for the cooler and of the dripeonveyer on an enlarged scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists of a combined refrigerator and water-cooler constructed of a body of the form of a water-cooler having a cold-air space in its bottom and a door in its side, said space being cooled from the water and ice receiver, which is suspended within said body. Provision is made for supporting saidrccciver and conveying the drip therefrom to the bottom of the body, all as will be hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A representsthe body of a water-cooler, which is utilized as a refrigerator, and has suspended within it the water and ice receiver B, whose height is considerably less than that of the body A, so as to form in the body of the latter a cold air space, 0, said receiver being of conical shape, the wide end being above, so as to form the side cold-air space, D. The receiver is pro vided with a faucet for drawing off the water from the outside of the body A. Connected with theinterior of the body below the receiver is a cross-bar, E, having an opening through which passes, without contact therewith, a stem, E, and grooved bolt F, the latter de pending from said stem and passing through a plate, F, secured against the under face of the cross-bar. The bolt F is provided with a nut, G, on its lower end, by which provision the joint at the top flange of the receiver and upper end of the body is tightly closed, and the receiver is firmlysupported and prevented from improper displacement.

In the side of the body A is a door, II, whereby access is had to the space 0.

Connected with the cross-bar E is a dripconvcycr, J, of the form of a trough, which extends in an inclined direction, and has its lower end open adjacent to the inner wall of the body, whereby as the drip from the receiver B trickles down the sides of the same to the center of the rounded or pointed bottom thereof it reaches the stem or bolt F, and, as the sides of the latter are grooved to form ducts, the drip passes through the cross-bar and drops on the conveyer J, and runs down the same to the wall of the body, by which it is directed to the bottom of the body, from which it can be removed by means of a sponge, rag, or other means, it being seen that the drip is prevented from dropping on the food, &c., contained in the space 0.

In lieu of the ducts in the bolt F, they may be formed in the crossbar around said bolt and accomplish the same purpose.

By securing the receiver B to the plate and having a space between the stem and the bar, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the drip on the outer surface of the receiver is readily conveyed to the stem and bolt, not coming in contact with the bar.

It will be seen that the space 0 provides means for holding articles of food, &c., to be cooled, the air being cooled from the receiver 13, which contains water and ice, the airin the spaces 0 D being in contact with the receiver, so that there is an effective cooling action.

The receiver may be removed by unscrewing the nut G and then lifting it from the body, and it may be restored to position and again secured to the crossbar, the removability of the receiver permitting the cleansing of the interior of the body and exterior of the receiver, or for other purposes.

The body A is formed of segments or sections A, of wood, firmly secured together, and a lining, A of zinc or other suitable noncorroding metal.

The receiver B is formed of cast metal with an enameled lining.

I am aware that it is not new to construct a combined refrigerator and water-cooler hav ing a chamber below the cooler, and to provide the same with means to convey the water of condensation formed on the outer surface of the water-cooler, so as to fall near the inner wall of the casing, and such I do not claim; but I am not aware that the particular device described herein for sustaining the cooler, and at the same time aid in carrying away the drip, so as to prevent it injuring the contents of the chambeiyhas ever been employed until by me in this application.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toseeure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A combined refrigerator and water-cooler consisting of the body A and ice-receiver B, the latter having stem E and grooved bolt F,

r with nut G, the cross-bar E, with an opening therein, the plate F, and the conveyor J, the

said stem E and bolt F passing through the opening in the cross-bar E, substantially as described.

2. A combined refrigerator and water-cooler having a receiver with a stem on its under surface, and a grooved bolt secured to said stem, a cross-bar secured at its ends to the casing and having an opening, a plate through which passes the bolt, and a nut on said bolt, whereby the plate is pressed to the under side of the cross-bar and the receiver is firmly held in position, all of said parts being combined substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHAS. F. SLIFER.

\Vituesses:

JOHN A. WInnERsHEIM, A. P. GRANT. 

